Back hair confiner



April 3, 1934. c C ER 1,953,531

BACK HAIR CONFINER Filed Dec. 19, 1933 Patented Apr. 3, i934.-

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BACK HAIR CONFINER Caroiine Casper, Boston, Mass.

Application December 19, 1933, Serial No. 703,084

3 Claims.

The object of this invention is to provide a sirnpl and inexpensiveconfiner for use with hair which has been bobbed, and afterward allowedto grow, so that a fringe of back hair, usually curled or waved, dependsat the back of the neck, the function of the ccnfinerbeing to maintainthefringe at a desired width, and somewhat compactly confined againstthe back of the head and neck.

Of the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification,-

Figure 1 shows the elements of my improved confiner as conditioned forapplication to a fringe of back hair.

Figures 2 and 3 are views similar to Figure 1, showing minormodifications.

Figure 4 shows the confiner partly engaged with a fringe.

Figure 5 shows the confiner completely en- 20 gaged with the fringe.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective View showing a portion of theligature hereinafter described, and the improved take-up device forvarying the normal operative length of the liga- 25 ture.

Figure 7 shows one of the hair pins hereinafter described, partlycompleted.

Figure 8 shows the completed hair pin.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the ligature made in twosections adapted to be separably connected.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of thefigures.

I 12 designates a fringe or layer of back hair 5 depending from the backof the wearers head and neck.

The confiner comprises two resilient wire hair pins each including twolegs 13 and 14 connected by a primary neck 15 which closes one end of 40the pin, the legs being normally close to each other, as indicated byFigure l, and adapted to be sprung apart by hair interposed betweenthem. The leg 13 is preferably straight and the leg 14 is waved.

Each pin is originally formed as shown by Figure 7, the legs beinglonger than in the completed pin shown by Figure 8. The legs are bentrelatively near the primary neck 15 to form 0 a two-part secondary neck16 determining the length of the pin, and a loop 17 projecting from thesecondary neck toward the open end of the pin. Said loop includes minorouter end portions of the legs and the primary neck 15, and is locatedbeside major inner end portions of the legs in supporting contact withthe waved major end portions of the legs 14.

18 designates an elastic contractile ligature having loops at itsopposite ends bearing on the inner sides of the primary necks 15 andexerting pressure thereon to press said necks against opposite edges ofa fringe 12 in which the pins are inserted in alignment with each other,such pressure maintaining a desired width of the fringe.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention shown by Figure 1, the endsof the ligature are extended and bent to form loops 19 which areintegral parts of the ligature and bear on the inner sides of theprimary necks 15. The ligature is provided with take-up devices ofimproved construction for varying the length of the loops,

' and the normal operative length of the ligature.

Each of said devices is a thin sheet metal slide 20, (Figure 6), havingtwo parallel slots 21 forming edges of a central cross bar 22 and of twoend cross bars 23. Parts of the looped end portion of the ligature passthrough the slots 21 under the end cross bars 23 and over the centralcross bar 22 as shown by Figure 6, and are curved by said cross bars sothat the edges of the cross bars frictionally engage said ligature partsand prevent accidental endwise slipping thereof.

ihe ligature is manipulatable by bending to release said frictionalengagement and permit adjustment of the loops.

The slide is preferably slightly curved to strengthen the frictionalengagement of the edges of the cross bars with the ligature partspassing through the slots.

The confiner shown by Figure 2 is constructed as above described withthe exception that the ligature has only one loop 19 and slide 20, oneend of the ligature being provided with a nonadjustable eye 26 bearingon the inner side of the primary neck 15.

The confiner shown by Figure 3 differs from those shown by Figures 1 and2, in that each end of the ligature is provided with a non-adjustableeye 26, no provision being made for varying the normal operative lengthof the ligature, and that both legs are straight.

The confiner shown by Figure 9 is identical with that shown by Figure 1,with the exception that the ligature is composed of separable sections28 and 29 having coupling parts 30 and 31.

To apply the confine-r, one of the pins may be first inserted in itsoperative position in one edge portion of the fringe. The other pin maythen be pulled away from the inserted pin, as shown by Figure 4 tostretch and tension the ligature. The pulled away pin is then insertedin its operative position in the opposite edge portion of the fringesubstantially in alignment with the pin first inserted. The tensionedligature at the same time contracts, and presses the primary necks 15against the edges of the fringe, thereby maintaining a Width of thefringe determined by the tension of the ligature. The ligature whilecontracting automatically forces the pulled away pin into the fringe.The normal length of the ligature determines the width of the confinedfringe. The ligature is preferably made of ordinary elastic cord or tapecomposed of rubber and fabric.

The free outer ends of the fringe hairs may be tucked into the spacebetween the pins and the contracted ligature so that all portions of theconfiner excepting the secondary necks 1.6 are concealed.

This application is a continuation in part of my prior application filedAugust 21, 1933, Serial No. 685,979.

I claim:

1. A back hair confiner comprising a pair of hair pins each includinglegs and a primary neck connecting the legs, said legs being bent toform a two-part secondary neck determining the length of the hair pin,and a loop projecting from the secondary neck toward the open end of thehair pin, said loop including the primary neck and minor outer endportions of the legs, and being located beside major inner end portionsof the legs in supporting contact with one of said major leg portions;and an elastic contractile ligature having loops at'its opposite endsbearing :on the inner sides of the primary necks and exerting pressurethereon to press said necks against opposite edges of a fringe of backhair in which the pins are inserted in alignment with each other.

2. A back hair confiner as specified by claim 1, one leg of each hairpin being straight and the other leg waved, said loops contacting withthe waved legs and pressing the waves thereof against the straight legsto prevent accidental endwise movement of the pins in a hair fringe.

3. A back hair confiner as specified by claim 1, at least one of theligature loops being formed by a looped extension of the ligature, saidligature being provided with a take-up device for "varying the length ofsaid loop and the normal operative length of the ligature, said devicebeing a thin sheet metal slide having two parallel slots forming edgesof :a central cross bar and of two end cross bars, parts of a looped endportion of the ligature passing through said slots under the end crossbars and over the central cross bar, and being curved by said cross barsso that the edges of the cross bars frictionally engage said ligatureparts and prevent accidental end- Wise slipping thereof, the ligaturebeing manipulatable to release said frictional engagement and permitadjustment of the loop, theslide being slightly curved to locate thegripping edges of the end cross bars in different planes from the edgesof the central :cross bar, to strengthen the frictional engagement ofthe edges of :said cross bars with the ligature parts passing throughthe slots.

CAROLINE CASPER.

